Mon, 06 February 2012  13:54:45
  LBR - LBO CEO Forum  
 

Lanka Business Report (LBR) and Lanka Business Online (LBO) are now well established among the Sri Lankan business community as authoritative sources of business news and analysis. They are the flagship English language business programs of Vanguard Business Media.

LBR and LBO, with their unbiased, analytical and insightful business journalism are committed towards playing a catalytic role in the nation's economic development.

Keeping in line with this mission LBR - LBO CEO Forum was initiated with an objective of providing a forum for senior corporate citizens to discuss topical business and economic issues. Today, LBR - LBO CEO Forum has become a much-respected event where the senior executives and policy makers in the country look forward to attend.

In the past, the sessions have been graced by the following personalities.

 
 

1.

Mr. Ranjith Fernando, Chief Executive Officer of National Development Bank
( NDB) - " Leadership"

2.

Mr. Chandra Jayarathne , Managing Director of Eagle Insurance who headed the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at the time - "Visions 2020"

3.

Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, Senior Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) - "Economic Reforms in South Asia "

4.

Mr. Rienzi Wijethilleke, Managing Director of Hatton National Bank - "Managing the Change"

5.

Prof Rohan Samarajeeva ,Team Leader, Public Interest Program Unit; Ministry of Economic Reforms ,Science & Technology and an international expert on utility regulation - "Changing Regulatory Framework in Sri Lanka."

6.

Mr. Ehsan Malik ,Chairman, Unilever Ceylon Ltd - "Making an Elephant Fly - The inside story of re-making Unilever Ceylon "

7.

Mr. Mark Humble, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC-Sri Lanka - "Corporate Social Responsibility"

8.

Mr. Mahendra Amarasuriya, Chairman of Commercial Bank Ceylon Limited, who also chairs the Joint Business Forum (J-Biz). "Challenges faced by the Private Sector in Sri Lanka"

9.

Mr. Peter Hill, Chief Executive Officer SriLankan Airlines -"Transformation of SriLankan Airlines"

10.

Mr. Husein Esufally Chief Executive Officer of Hemas Holdings Ltd " Realizing Value ;How Hemas transformed from a family owned business to a public Conglomerate "

11.

Mr. Deva Rodrigo , Chairman Ceylon Chamber of Commerce " Irish Model for Economic prosperity in Sri Lanka "

12

Mr.Ranjit Page, Managing Director of Cargills Ceylon Limited "Against all odds" The Revival Story of Cargills

13

Mr.Kulatunga Rajapaksa , Managing Director of DSI Samson Group "Growth Through Exploring New Frontiers"

14

Mr.Alastair de Raadt, Managing Director of Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt) Ltd "Fountain from the Earth -The Fonterra Story"

 

 

 
 

The event is held at panoramic 36th floor, Vista Banquet of World Trade Centre. The agenda of the event includes the keynote address, Q&A and discussion sessions and follow-up with cocktails. The attendance is strictly on invitation and usually around 275-300 senior executives participate. A 30 minutes program based on the event is aired on ETV.

LBR - LBO CEO Forum Event Plan 2006

During the year 2006, there will be four events, which will provide a unique opportunity to take your brand and corporate message to Senior Corporate Citizens of Sri Lanka.

•  15 th LBR-LBO CEO Forum - February
•  16 th LBR-LBO CEO Forum - May
•  17 th LBR-LBO CEO Forum - August
•  18 th LBR-LBO CEO Forum - November